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944443

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any proposals from the governments of any of the British Overseas Territories to alter the status of those Territories' relationships with the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL9677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2018 answer text <p>As I have stated previously, and as set out in the 2012 White Paper, we believe that the fundamental structure of our constitutional relationship with the Overseas Territories is the right one. However, we are happy to consider any proposals on changes to constitutions put forward by any of the Overseas Territories. Officials are currently reviewing two such proposals.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/07/2018 14:54:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

944445

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any British Overseas Territory has made representations to them regarding new UK legislation; if so, which Territory; and on what subject.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL9678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Those</del> <ins class="ministerial">Some </ins>Overseas Territories with financial centres, namely Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands<del class="ministerial">, Gibraltar</del> and Montserrat have expressed concern about new legislation on sanctions and anti-money laundering (the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act), which became law on 23 May 2018; in particular the requirement to establish a publicly accessible register of the beneficial ownership of companies registered in each government's jurisdiction.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">Seperately, the aforementioned Territories and Gibraltar have made representations over the potential use of an Order in Council as specified in the Act, believing this to be constitutional overreach by the UK.</ins></p><p>The Prime Minister held a conference call with leaders of affected Territories on 24 May to discuss the issue and a further discussion was held at the Joint Ministerial Council in June. Shortly after the passage of this legislation I visited Anguilla, the Cayman Islands and Montserrat, where I held discussions on this topic. Similarly, in late July I visited the British Virgin Islands and met with representatives of the financial services industry and government of BVI. The Government understands the strength of feeling on this issue and is committed to working collaboratively with affected Territories on implementation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/08/2018 15:19:38 question first ministerially corrected 08/08/2018 10:23:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 72725 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

938531

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to change the constitutional arrangements between the UK and the British Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	162949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>As the 2012 White Paper lays out, we believe that the fundamental structure of our constitutional relationship is the right one. Should any Overseas Territory seek to change its constitution, we would consider it on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/07/2018 14:50:32 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 69832 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

917503

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries the Overseas Territories Directorate in his Department is responsible for.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	149890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The Overseas Territories Directorate is responsible for the following British Overseas Territories:</p><p>Anguilla</p><p>Bermuda</p><p>British Antarctic Territory</p><p>British Indian Ocean Territory</p><p>Cayman Islands</p><p>Falkland Islands</p><p>Montserrat</p><p>Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno</p><p>St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</p><p>South Georgia and the South Sandwich islands (SGSSI)</p><p>Turks and Caicos Islands</p><p>Virgin Islands (commonly known as British Virgin Islands)</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/06/2018 16:34:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

869175

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to assess the views and concerns of all the UK Overseas Territories regarding the UK’s departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL6548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is fully committed to involving all the UK Overseas Territories in our planning as we leave the EU, and ensuring that their interests are properly taken into account. UK Ministers and leaders of the Overseas Territories discuss EU Exit in the UK Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council on EU Exit Negotiations, which will meet for the fourth time on 14 June this year. The British Government has also considered and responded to the evidence presented by Overseas Territories' representatives to the European Union Select Committee on the impact of EU Exit in July of last year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/03/2018 15:53:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

869176

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what economic and logistical plans they are making to assist the UK Overseas Territories following the UK’s departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL6549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Overseas Territory governments share a responsibility to the British citizens living in those territories to help enable them to lead secure, stable and more prosperous lives. We are fully committed to involving the Overseas Territories as we prepare for exiting the EU and establishing new trading relations with the world, in order to ensure their priorities and interests are taken into account. UK Ministers and leaders of the Overseas Territories discuss EU Exit in the UK – Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council on EU Exit Negotiations, which will meet for the fourth time on June 14th this year. These discussions will continue to include consideration of ways of assisting the Overseas Territories in analysing potential trade and economic impacts, as a consequence of EU exit. The UK Government will also consider options through which UK Overseas Territories could benefit from future UK Free Trade Agreements with Third Countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/03/2018 15:54:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

822955

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government will match the level of EU funding provided to British Overseas Territories after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	122638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Overseas Territory Governments share a responsibility to the British citizens living in those territories to help enable them to lead secure, stable and more prosperous lives. The UK will remain party to the European Development Fund (EDF) until the closure of the 11<sup>th</sup> EDF, and we expect to confirm the arrangements for preserving the UK's Overseas Territories' EDF funding in the next phase of negotiations. After we leave the EU we will want to take our own decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/01/2018 14:15:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 35208 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

434233

registered interest
date	04/12/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proposals the Government made aimed at making fully transparent the financial management practices in each member state participant in the Joint Ministerial Council of British Overseas Territories at its fourth meeting in December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	18817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government and Overseas Territories committed at the Joint Ministerial Council to work in partnership as appropriate to support capacity building and the development of expertise in public financial management and economic planning. This includes maintaining sound public finances, building economic resilience and ensuring value for money in use of public funds, including through effective use of audit.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 14/12/2015 16:34:32 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

224713

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the population is of each of the UK Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	226032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The populations for each of the UK Overseas Territories are:</p><p>Anguilla: 16,318 (2010) <br>Bermuda: 61,777 (2014) <br>British Antarctic Territory: no permanent settled population<br>British Indian Ocean Territory: no permanent settled population.<br>Cayman Islands: 56,700 (2012) <br>Falkland Islands: 2,932 (2012) <br>Gibraltar: 29,441 (2010) <br>Montserrat: 4,922 (2011) <br>Pitcairn, Henderson Ducie and Oeno (Commonly known as the Pitcairn Islands): 36 (2014)<br>South Georgia &amp; the South Sandwich Islands: no permanent settled population.<br>Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia: 9,700 (2011) Cypriot nationals and 5,800 temporary based UK Defence personnel and families.<br>St Helena: 4000 (2009/2010) <br>Ascension Island: No indigenous population and no right of abode<br>Tristan da Cunha: 267 (2014) <br>Virgin Islands (Commonly known as the British Virgin Islands): 28,054 (2010)</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/03/2015 14:14:31 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge previous answer version 48076 answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

223892

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to assist elected representatives in the United Kingdom Overseas Territories to carry out their duties efficiently and responsibly.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL5258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to promoting good governance in the Overseas Territories as set out in the July 2012 White Paper. We work closely with the elected representatives of the territories. UK Ministers and elected leaders of the Overseas Territories meet annually for the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London to discuss progress in improving governance and agree a Communiqué with new commitments for the coming year. In addition, UK Ministers have frequent contact with Overseas Territories throughout the year.</p><p> </p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Cabinet Office are working with the Territories to promote the establishment and implementation of codes of conduct for ministers and elected officials including the Seven Principles of Public Life. In December 2014, all Territory governments which do not yet have codes of conduct in place committed to introducing them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/03/2015 12:15:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham